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Portrait Photography For Sale
Massai au parc Samburu Kenya
Located in PARIS, FR
Dans le parc de Samburu au Kenya,au moment du coucher du soleil, soudain, un groupe de guerriers Massai apparaissent dans un magnifique contre-jour.La beauté...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Lambda, Digital

Odd 1 Out
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With his multimedia portraits, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj thrives in a space between cultures, traditions, mediums, and artistic movements. The subjects of his photography range f...
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Early 2000s Portrait Photography

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C Print, Wood

bougies au Guatemala
Located in PARIS, FR
Dans le village de Santiago Atitlan, un groupe de femmes et d'hommes offrent des offrandes et allument des bougies dans une église.Ils espèrent s'atti...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Tom Kelley : Gal in Baggie Surfer Suit
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Ann St. Marie c. 1950's C print 38 x 30 inches Edition of 45 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and numbered in the border Captio...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Only Elvis signed limited edition print
Located in London, GB
Only Elvis by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 20x16 inches / 51 x ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Ted Williams 'Count Basie'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Count Basie 1950's (printed later) Silver gelatin print 30 x 40 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authenticity Count Basie at the Trian...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot by Robert Cohen for AGIP - Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
By Robert Cohen
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Robert Cohen for AGIP. Brigitte Bardot in 1967. Features: Original silver gelatin print photograph unframed. Press photograph...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model Gr...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The B-52s by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 20x24"" print of The B-52s by Lynn Goldsmith, shot in 1980. Limited edition number 3/20 Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping. Lynn Goldsmit...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Copts 07 - Signed limited edition portrait print, Black white, Coptic Christians
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Copts 07- Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2012 - Edition of 5 Man in a market, Cairo, Egypt. In assignment for ARTE & LE LOUVRE 2012 Exhibition in Le Louvre, Pari...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...

Star Wars, Chewbacca, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Joan Jett, LA 1978
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Bob Gruen 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Open Edition 16" x 20" Unframed Open Edition 20" x 24" U...
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1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Camo & Dots
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With his multimedia portraits, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj thrives in a space between cultures, traditions, mediums, and artistic movements. The subjects of his photography range f...
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Early 2000s Portrait Photography

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Lambda, Wood

Iconic Profile Portrait of a Sable Island Horse, Vertical
Located in US
"Regal" Ethereal and meditative, a lone wild horse enjoys the breeze on Sable Island. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents one of the last herds of com...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Two Wild & Famous Horses on Sable Island, Black & White Photography, Horizontal
Located in US
"Soul Mates" Running freely over the island's 13 square miles, the iconic wild horses of Sable Island are the perfect picture of freedom....
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Presence - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Presence - 2019, Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm Archival C-Print based on the original 600 Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Clare Marie Bailey Works and Li...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Narween (Saigon) - mounted - vintage, Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Narween (Saigon) - 2003 58x56cm, Edition 2/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection. Artist in...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print

Angie (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Angie (Suburbia) featuring Aussie actress Radha Michell - 2004 38x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label with Certifica...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Mark Rothko 1961 - Iconic Abstract Expressionist Artist Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Limited Edition Photograph was authorized by the Ben Martin Estate. Ben Martin was TIME Magazine’s first New York Bureau staff photographer covering wars, fashion, politics, art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Morning Glory' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini Morning Glory (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 featuring Daisy McCrackin signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Pola...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed sated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an American actor remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusio...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Prince, Rio De Janeiro 1991
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition C-Prints Hand Signed by Bob Gruen 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 16" x 20" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 20" ...
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1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Look No Shoes (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Look No Shoes, 1964 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 1964: Mrs A Atwater Kent Jr dressed in a simple shift dress is crossing the road baref...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Jean Michel Basquiat, Smoking
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1987 Silver Gelatin print image size: 14 x 14 inches Signed William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for his forma...
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1980s 85 New Wave Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Duke Ellington'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Duke Ellington 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 40 x 60 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authenticity Duke Ellington on stage...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Keith Haring 1 - NYC, 1985 (hand signed and numbered twice; in a bespoke frame)
Located in New York, NY
Richard Corman Keith Haring 1 - NYC, 1985 (hand signed twice), 2022 Photographic print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth paper mounted on Dibond aluminum board. (Hand signed and numbered on both the front and back of the board) Hand signed and numbered 1/10 twice (front and back) and also titled on the back by Richard Corman Frame Included: gorgeously housed in a wood frame, hand painted in orange This photograph of Keith Haring was taken in 1985 at his 676 Broadway studio, by celebrated photographer Richard Corman while on assignment for L'Uomo Vogue. By that time, Corman had already taken some of the most memorable and iconic photographs of Madonna and later Basquiat - so it was fitting that this stylish Italian publication would choose him to photograph Keith Haring - already a major New York art star at the time. Corman's iconic photograph of Haring was reprinted in 2022 in a limited edition, and was featured in the exhibition "I Shot The Messenger!" - a solo presentation of his work at Frevo in New York City from September 11 to November 11, 2022. It is held in a bespoke wooden frame hand painted in orange. This gorgeous print is signed twice: Richard Corman signed, titled, dated and numbered one of only ten (1/10) on the back in black marker, and also boldly signed and numbered in black marker on the front. A video of the artist signing this work will be provided to the purchaser. (see still photos of Corman signing this work.) Measurements: Frame: 41.5 x 38.25 x 2 inches Photograph: 40 x 36.75 inches Exhibition History: "I Shot the Messenger", Frevo Gallery, New York, New York, 2022 Richard Corman speaks on his first encounter with Keith Haring: "To my surprise, when Keith answered the door, this unassuming building revealed to me a labyrinth of finished and unfinished artworks, bursting with color. I was familiar with Keith's graffiti in the subway stations, his murals, and the unique language of his art which raised awareness of AIDS and fought against the infiltration of illegal drugs. However, while positioning him around the space and working to capture something special during our time together, I realized this person was undeniably an original. His calm presence defied his free spirit, which revealed itself as he placed himself in front of my camera. These images offer up a glimpse at the confidence and price that Keith had in his own unique language for communicating his message to the world." About Richard Corman: While Richard Corman’s photography varies widely in subject matter, it is always intensely focused on the infinitely varied expressions of the human spirit. Ken Burns, documentarian and director, describes Richard’s work as: "Artistic vision dedicated to the highest aspirations of human endeavor... the photographs record in big moments and small, among the famous and ordinary, the gifted and challenged, larger truths relevant to all of us." As a portrait photographer, Corman has worked with a thrilling breadth of subjects from Nobel Peace Prize recipients Nelson Mandela and Elie Wiesel...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Metal

Artichoke for steaming with aromatics
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rohina Hoffman's sumptuous and intimate portraits from her project "In Gratitude" in Paris. The work was created during the pandemic as an homage to food and family, and together wit...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski 1963 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963. Estate stamped ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Terry O'Neill 'Alice Cooper and Family, Los Angeles'
Located in New York, NY
Alice Cooper, Los Angeles, 1974, Printed Later Silver gelatin print 30 x 30 inches estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Terry O'Neill, Alice ...
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1970s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hack
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With his multimedia portraits, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj thrives in a space between cultures, traditions, mediums, and artistic movements. The subjects of his photography range f...
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2010s Portrait Photography

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Lambda, Wood

Ted Williams 'Billie Holliday'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Billie Holiday 1948 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 30 x 40 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authenticity Billie Holiday on-stage...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Massimo Listri 'Venaria Reale XIII Torino'
Located in New York, NY
Venaria Reale XIII Torino, 2018 C-print Signed, titled, dated and numbered edition of 5 on artist's label on verso. The photographer is based in Florence, and is fascinated how h...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Toca Feliciano
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With his multimedia portraits, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj thrives in a space between cultures, traditions, mediums, and artistic movements. The subjects of his photography range f...
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2010s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Keep Smiling - Contemporary Landscape Animal Portrait Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Verena Prenner Keep Smiling - Contemporary Landscape Animal Portrait Photography Edition 4/5+II AP Print is unframed and comes with sticker signed by the artist. In October 2018, Ve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Color

Vintage Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Giorgio Gaber Photograph , hand dedicated lower center. 1980s. 20 x 29 cm <; 27 x 37 cm with frame. Good conditions!
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Elvis Presley Rocking Out on Stage
By Charles Trainor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Elvis "The King" Presley performing on stage. Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is rega...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cricket on the Nose Scene - Untitled - from the 29 Palms, CA project
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cricket on the Nose Scene) from the 29 Palms, CA series - 2009 20x24cm, sold out Edition of 5, This artwork is Artist Proof 1/2. Archival Print based on the Polaroid. C...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Richard Buhlig
By Margrethe Mather
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare Vintage Hand Printed by Artist. Platinum Print. Excellent Condition Framed in Museum Glass & Wood
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1920s Portrait Photography

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Platinum

Onion for white bean and spring vegetable soup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rohina Hoffman's sumptuous and intimate portraits from her project "In Gratitude" in Paris. The work was created during the pandemic as an homage to food and family, and together wit...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Klosters, Estate Edition (Snowscape, Hotel Chesa Grischuna, Switzerland)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, Switzerland, 1963. Slim Aarons The Klosters Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Apples for spinach salad with walnuts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rohina Hoffman's sumptuous and intimate portraits from her project "In Gratitude" in Paris. The work was created during the pandemic as an homage to food and family, and together wit...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s Jewish Diaspora Brooklyn, USA
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Back Alley (Last Picture Show) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Back Alley (Last Picture Show) - 2005 Edition 1/10, 58x57cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory nu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Skiing Holiday by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Landscape Photography)
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Digital

Muhammad Ali Training in Florida
By Jeff Joffe
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning image of Muhammad Ali training in Florida, 1970. Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Star Wars, Darth Vader and Leia, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Brigitte Bardot Posed with Vintage Car
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome fashion capture of the beautiful Brigitte Bardot posing for a portrait leaning on a vintage car. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B. ., is a ...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley: The Kiss
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
Candid closeup of "The King" Elvis Presley blowing a kiss at the camera in 1957. Elvis was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cu...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding Ballerina
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1970s photograph depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times showing the elegant side of himself as he takes ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Shoeless Michael Jordan Celebrating 5th Championship Win, 1997 - Color Photo
Located in Chicago, IL
Michael Jordan was so excited to celebrate with his fellow teammates, he arrived at the party missing one of those famed "Air Jordan" shoes! Photographer Richard Shay caught him in this shot from 1997 while celebrating the team's 5th Championship win. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 20.25h x 16.25w inches. Richard Shay MIchael Jordan "One Shoe Left at United Center" Celebrating 5th Championship Win, 1997, 2023 archival pigment print 16h x 12w in 40.64h x 30.48w cm A.P. RSY009 Richard Shay grew up in Deerfield, Illinois where his father, the famed photojournalist, Art Shay and his wife Florence had moved to raise their family. Surrounded by the influence of his larger-than-life dad, Richard would go on to follow in his father's path. After traveling the world in his early 20's, Richard returned to Chicago and began photographing at The Oprah Winfrey Show. He became the family photographer for basketball player and Chicago treasure, Michael Jordan. He would go on to tour the US and Russia with The Smashing Pumpkins...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

A beautiful Day - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Woman
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A Beautiful Day (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2007, 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Heather’s Dream - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heather’s Dream (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 125x156cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. A...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Annette Funicello with the Boys
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Annette Funicello with the Boys c. 1960's C print 20 x 16 inches Edition of 50 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and numbered in...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fan Mail 1952 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail 1952 Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released, Be...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Mr. Baxter - Antique Painted and Appropriated Photograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcos Raya's artwork has deep connections to Rasquache or Rasquachismo– an aesthetic tied to the working-class Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least"....
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Great Blue in the Rain by Cheryl Medow, 2014, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Great Blue in the Rain by Cheryl Medow presents a striking portrait of a great blue heron. The bird stands with ruffled feathers, looking over waves on the rainy shore of the ocean. This photograph is listed as a 20 x 16 in archival pigment print, with the paper size measuring 25 x 20 inches. This print is available in an edition of 10. This photograph is signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin and signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso. This photograph is available in multiple sizes with varying editions. Santa Barbara art photographer Cheryl Medow creates images that entice the viewer to enter her world, both real and imagined. Cheryl Medow's background in the arts is diverse, but interconnected. Medow studied ceramics at the famed Chouinard Institute and received a BA in Art from UCLA, concentrating on life drawing with charcoal and pastels. Continuing her art education, she studied printmaking at Hand Graphics in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With a wealth of materials and techniques, Medow layers her photographs and weaves them together to create visual narratives. There have been numerous articles written about her work. Avian Alchemy by Becca Cudmore was published by Audubon News/Culture on June 5, 2015, Proof. National Geographic - An Altered Reality by Becky Harlan along with National Geographics Sunday Stills, Sunday, July 12, 2015 and an article in Inspire Adobe Photoshop For The Birds by Alyssa Coppelman in August. In 2016, Medow was included in the SLIDESHOW Night at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, California. She received the Juror's Award at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury Vermont...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marlene Dietrich: Stunning Glamour
By A.L. Whitey Schafer
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely glamour portrait of the impeccable Marlene Dietrich in an elegant sequined dress. Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer, who remained popular throughout ...
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1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

3498
Located in London, GB
'3498' '3497' London, United Kingdom 2022 It is a black and white film photograph. Giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, limited edition of 20. Pho...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Film, Giclée

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

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